The Code of Practice

[kekemo]

Hi Driver & forum readers
I've read through most of the list...first rule...little old fashioned now... were dealing with new generation of "shed"...dwellers....
& for one I am going to embrase the new breed...

1. let the other partner venture into your domain... they can bring coffee, sandwiches, even bring the phone message down that your waiting on.... let the grandkids visit & see what its like, help encourages & nurture at future talent...

2. any partner seeing the work you do will be instantly appreciative to the fact that your building furniture (my forte)for your home.....you get more bee's to the hive with sweet honey than vinigar....

3. offer to take your partner to the woodshow or does she want a day out with the girls instead.... you watch... the reactions then when "men" become not only considerate but productive towards a common goals...enjoyment of spending money on your tools will become less inhibitored

4. Main reason... for me.... thats where the happiest days of my life with my partner were ....in our shed.........now he's gone all I want to do is spend time in there.....
For some woman when they lose their partner going back into the mans shed is traumatic.... so men... share your shed.... or at least make the partner welcome....

Sorry Driver that's only on rule number 1......
Perhaps when men are young they should think of finding a partner that enhances all these traits...one who encourages shed time..... may encourage lasting happy marriages.... think its our job in life to pass on some ground rules that are going to ultimately strengthen shed usage.....

sincerely Kerry...
alias KEKEMO
http://groups.msn.com/WOODWORKCountryCottage

now click on Pictures on sidebar menu.....

[Cliff Rogers]

Hi Cliff & forum readers
....

What did I do, what did I do??????

3. offer to take your partner to the woodshow or does she want a day out with the girls instead.... ...

I know exactly where she would rather be... they are all inside at present having a nice old girly gossip.

Sorry Cliff that's only on rule number 1......

What did I do, what did I do??????

[Cliff Rogers]

As advertised, here is the latest update to The Code......

Col, this is going to sound picky but, I'm going to point it out anyway. ('cos my computer told me too. )

The attached zip is called version A5_6 but it contains version A5_10.

Now the reason I found this is that I downloaded it to check on what Kerry was on about &, I may be mistaken but, I thought that she was blaming me for the fact that she is, well... a she?

I have since noted that she has edited her post & changed the blame from me to you....Don't you love it when that happens.

Kerry, I am not sure why you think poor silly old Col is to blame but I would like point out that it was actually drafted by a committee & I direct your attention to Appendix E of 'The Code'.
You will see that at least one of the drafting committee does not have bal... full blokely attributes (what does she scratch while she is thinking ) & at least one of the drafting committee is an honorary bloke.
This would (should) indicate that you could also apply to join the drafting committee but I would like you to first read Appendices A, B, & C.
Now if you can study up & score better than 24 in the test in Appendix B & promise that you won't ever mention the need for curtains.

You also have to realise that, although you & your dearly departed shared a shed & had good times together in there, you may have been exceptional to the norm.
With all due respects to you & your dearly departed, there is a very high percentage of 'blokes' who use/need the shed as therapy AWAY from their partner(s).

This is going to be a hoot to read tomorrow, here I am about 9 reds later, at 25 past midnight trying to get into philosophical D&M on marriage guidance & I'm addressing it to a female member who has not long lost her life partner... I am on a hiding to nothing for sure.

Kerry, lets try a different angle.... do you like shoes?
Do you like shoe shopping?
Do you like &/or wear dresses?
Do you like dress shopping?
Do you like high tea & gossip & & & (digging a hole here )

Do you think that blokes (Appendices A, B, & C type blokes) need to like & want & share Sheila stuff?

I know you didn't say that they did but, I'm trying to make a point that some Sheilas don't like Bloke stuff & neither should have to endure or ENCROACH on the other's hobbies & passions if they don't share them.

Bugger it, I'm starting to waffle.

This Code started out for Blokes Sheds as a Bloke therapy... there was a Sheila's Shed Code too for a while but it said something along the lines of section 4.2 of this Code.

Maybe my point is that you aren't classed as 'The Norm'

[Driver]

Col, this is going to sound picky but, I'm going to point it out anyway. ('cos my computer told me too. )

The attached zip is called version A5_6 but it contains version A5_10.

Cliff, you're right of course and therefore deserve to be appropriately acknowledged, publicly. (Smartarse ).

This is going to be a hoot to read tomorrow, here I am about 9 reds later, at 25 past midnight trying to get into philosophical D&M on marriage guidance & I'm addressing it to a female member who has not long lost her life partner... I am on a hiding to nothing for sure.

Yerrsss

Bugger it, I'm starting to waffle.

Yerrss

This Code started out for Blokes Sheds as a Bloke therapy...

Now you're back on track, mate. Couldn't have said it better meself.

Col the Cautiously Optimistic.

[Driver]

Col, this is going to sound picky but, I'm going to point it out anyway. ('cos my computer told me too. )

The attached zip is called version A5_6 but it contains version A5_10.

Cliff, you're right of course and therefore deserve to be appropriately acknowledged, publicly. (Smartarse ).

Cliff,

I'm wrong, you're not, after all, a smartarse . This is because you're wrong, too. Having had another look (because I couldn't recall writing 10 versions of the A5-sized Code) at the zip file - which is correctly entitled version A5_6 - I now see that it contains a file entitled 'The Code of Practice_A5_10Aug07'.

In other words, not version 10 but rather the version that was amended on the 10th of August.

Col the Classifier

[Cliff Rogers]

Right.... let us get picky then....

In my folder where I stick this stuff, I had a Code of Practice_A5_6.zip & a Code of Practice_A5_7.zip & a Code of Practice_7.zip

When I went to save the latest Code of Practice_A5_6.zip, the computer complained & I had to tell it to overwrite the older one.

The Code of Practice_7.zip has The Code of Practice_23Jul06.doc in it & was created on the 23-07-06 & Code of Practice_A5_7.zip has The Code of Practice_A5_21Jun06.doc in it & it was created on 11-02-07 & & &....

Are you still listening to me or am I wasting my breath here?

[Ashore]

Possable ammendment Col
" The code shall be that copy last posted by Brother Driver ( or his successor ) in the U-Beaut Woodwork Forum, all other copies to be destroyed and other posted copies of earlier versions of the Code ignored so that the code remains universal and a bloke entering any Shed that is operating under the Code ( see 5.7.4 displaying warning signes ) shall be aware of all rules and regulations pertaining therein "

Then is simple for all

[Driver]

Er.... fellas

I reckon the last four posts come very close to Code violations. I'm not even sure which bit of The Code we might be close to violating but arguing about bloody filenames and versions doesn't seem like blokely behaviour to me.

Back to the shed, gents. Whaddaya reckon?

[bricks]

I reckon any bloke what needs to argue little teeny clause variations in the code needs a new project.

[Cliff Rogers]

...Back to the shed, gents. Whaddaya reckon?

Cool, I deleted the lot, who's shout is it?

[Ashore]

Mine if you call in quick , theres a glass of Mudgee 04 hill of gold Shiraz left

[Honorary Bloke]

Are you still listening to me or am I wasting my breath here?

Hmmm. This has so many possibilities!

[Cliff Rogers]

Mine if you call in quick , theres a glass of Mudgee 04 hill of gold Shiraz left

This Computer map reckons it will take 25 hours & 29 minutes so don't drink too fast.

Are you still listening to me or am I wasting my breath here?

Hmmm. This has so many possibilities!

You always listen to me Bob.

[Driver]

Cool, I deleted the lot, who's shout is it?

Mine if you call in quick , theres a glass of Mudgee 04 hill of gold Shiraz left

This Computer map reckons it will take 25 hours & 29 minutes so don't drink too fast.

...If you can get to my place before about 7.30 pm WA time this evening, there might be a drop or two left of the bottle of Avon Brae '99 shiraz I opened last night. Bewdiful!!

[Cliff Rogers]

...If you can get to my place before about 7.30 pm WA time this evening, there might be a drop or two left of the bottle of Avon Brae '99 shiraz I opened last night. Bewdiful!!

Just checked the flights, can't do it, it would cost me $839 to arrive in Perth 15 minutes too late.
If I drive without a stop, it is 5,604.15 km 60 hours 39 mins